https://china-travel.org/tags/zhejiang/Recent content in Zhejiang on China Travel GuideHugo -- gohugo.ioen-US© 2026 LéaFri, 30 Oct 2026 05:04:38 +0800https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:40:00 +0800https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/<p><strong>Contents</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/#quick-overview-which-area-is-for-you" >Quick overview: which area is for you?</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/#1-hubin-and-wushan-square-the-east-shore-of-west-lake" >1. Hubin and Wushan Square: the east shore of West Lake</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/#2-the-cheap-edge-of-the-lake-8-to-25" >2. The cheap edge of the lake: $8 to $25</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/#3-the-north-shore-and-lingyin-the-quiet-green-side" >3. The north shore and Lingyin: the quiet green side</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/#4-xixi-wetland-and-the-far-west-resort-territory" >4. Xixi Wetland and the far west: resort territory</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/#5-xiaoshan-airport-the-cluster-for-early-flights" >5. Xiaoshan Airport: the cluster for early flights</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/#6-what-about-wulin-square-and-qianjiang-new-city" >6. What about Wulin Square and Qianjiang New City?</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/#7-arriving-hangzhou-east-hangzhou-station-or-the-airport" >7. Arriving: Hangzhou East, Hangzhou station, or the airport</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/#quick-budget-breakdown" >Quick budget breakdown</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/#practical-tips-for-hangzhou" >Practical tips for Hangzhou</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/#faq" >FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="https://china-travel.org/where-to-stay-in-hangzhou/#my-final-recommendation" >My final recommendation</a></li> </ul> <p>I arrived at Hangzhou East at 21:40 on a Friday, walked out to the taxi rank, and handed the driver the name of a hotel that had &ldquo;West Lake&rdquo; in it. Twenty-five minutes later he stopped in a residential street three kilometres from the water. The room was fine. The problem was that Hangzhou&rsquo;s whole point — the lake, the causeways, the walk at dusk — was on the other side of a ring road, and I had paid a lake premium for the word, not the location.</p>